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JAMMU AND KASHMIR

IMPROVES SCHOOL

ATTENDANCE THROUGH

PINK TOILETS

he Directorate of Rural Sanitation, often more vulnerable, face the brunt of
Department of Rural Development unhygienic conditions, which can lead to
Tand Panchayat Raj, Jammu and infections and safety concerns.
Kashmir, initiated the construction of Pink
The Pink Toilets are designed exclusively for
Toilets exclusively for girls and women
girls and women, to prioritize their privacy,
in various Districts to make sanitation
safety, and comfort. The walls and doors are
facilities accessible, and maintain school
painted pink, and the facilities are clean,
attendance of adolescent girls during
well-maintained and equipped with sanitary
menstruation.
pad dispenser machines and incinerators
Access to water and sanitation is a for the safe disposal of used sanitary pads
fundamental human right, essential for and menstrual waste. They also provide
the health, dignity, and prosperity of all running water, soap dispensers, and hand
individuals. Women and girls, who are dryers.

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